A picture of poverty state by state
Assoc. Prof. Scott Allard notes that areas with highest levels of poverty also dealing with most severe cuts to social programs
MSNBC.com
Poverty experts describe situation in Chicago
Assoc. Prof. Scott Allard discusses Census report that found one in six Americans lived in poverty in 2010
Tackling Today’s Poverty with Yesterday’s Philanthropy
Assoc. Prof. Scott Allard writes that although private philanthropy can help alleviate poverty, it often isn't well-equipped to do so
The New Republic (TNR)
Seeds of Change
Vivek Taparia, AB’03; chronicles his experiences raising women in India above the poverty line through microfinancing.
Vivek Taparia
Geoffrey Wodtke
Title: Associate Professor of Sociology; Associate Director, Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility
Expertise: Inequality, Poverty, Mobility, Community and Urban Sociology
Departmental Website: http://sociology.uchicago.edu/directory/geoffrey-wodtke-0
Omar McRoberts
Title: Associate Professor of Sociology and the College
Expertise: Poverty
Departmental website: http://sociology.uchicago.edu/directory/omar-mcroberts
Steven N. Durlauf
Title: Steans Professor of Educational Policy, Harris School of Public Policy; Director, Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility
Expertise: Inequality, Poverty
Departmental website: http://harris.uchicago.edu/directory/steven-durlauf
Christopher Blattman
Title: Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at Harris Public Policy
Expertise: Crime, Poverty
Departmental website: http://harris.uchicago.edu/directory/christopher-blattman